- Client-centered care
- Practical strategies
- Goal focused
About Michael
Michael Jenkins is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) in Alabama with four years of professional experience. He helps people manage depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, and substance use concerns. He approaches each person as the expert on their own life and supports them as they take steps toward a more fulfilling life.
Michael listens for each person's goals and works to help them reach those goals. He focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match what the person feels ready for.
He has worked with clients facing addictions, trauma and abuse, and stress-related problems. He also addresses issues such as intimacy struggles, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and chronic pain or illness. His background includes helping people cope after major disruptive events, including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
Michael uses a mix of straightforward approaches. He leans on client-centered methods that start from a person’s own strengths. He also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thought patterns and solution-focused steps for short-term progress.
People who come to Michael can expect a calm, goal-oriented process. He emphasizes choices the client makes and practical plans for change. He supports people as they test new ways of coping and build on what already works for them.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's own perspective and strengths. Online sessions using this approach center on listening, clarifying a person's goals, and helping them choose next steps that feel doable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. In online work CBT is useful for learning practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, panic, and stress through short exercises and homework tasks.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative plan can change over time as progress and new concerns emerge.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy life, such as saving commute time or allowing shorter check-in sessions during a break. It also offers ways to use worksheets, thought records, and brief behavioral experiments between meetings to extend what is worked on in sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt tools from client-centered work and CBT to the online setting so people can practice coping strategies in everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
Credentials
Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Michael help with?
He works with people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, and substance use. He also addresses related issues like anger, intimacy struggles, chronic pain, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He takes a client-centered and practical approach that focuses on each person's goals. Sessions emphasize listening, building on strengths, and creating steps people can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has four years of professional work experience as a licensed clinician in Alabama.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He holds an AL LICSW, which stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, and practices in Alabama.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with him?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Check the booking flow to see what Michael offers.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.